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Science experiments lesson 22: Magnets: magnetic or non-magnetic? · Set 471 · 40 questions
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What you do (Iron sticks): 1. Put all the test objects on a tray. 2. Guess “magnetic” or “non-magnetic” for each and write it down. 3. Touch the magnet to each object and sort them into two groups. 4. Store the magnets in pairs and keep small magnets away from little children.

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  1. 1.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bar magnet (b) yeast (c) test objects (d) a results chart
  2. 2.True or false: north near north push apart. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🧲 A bar magnet hangs freely from a thread. Which way does it point? (a) north and south (b) up and down (c) east and west (d) towards the Sun
  5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) vinegar (c) a bar magnet (d) a mirror
  6. 6.🧲 Two magnets: south near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) pull together (b) push apart
  7. 7.🔮 Predict: you stroke a steel needle many times with one end of a magnet, always the same way. What happens? (a) it melts (b) it turns to wood (c) it becomes a magnet (d) it gets heavier
  8. 8.🧲 Which metal do magnets pull most strongly? (a) aluminium (b) gold (c) iron (d) copper
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a cotton cloth (b) a paper sheet (c) a glass marble (d) a steel paper clip
  10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does a stronger magnet pull a paper clip through more sheets of paper? True or false: the same paper clip is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🧲 Where is a bar magnet’s pull strongest? (a) nowhere (b) at its two poles (c) in the middle (d) everywhere the same
  12. 12.True or false: test objects is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧲 Two magnets: north near south. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  14. 14.🔮 Predict: you drop a bar magnet on the floor many times. What happens? (a) it gets weaker (b) it gets stronger (c) it becomes heavier (d) it turns to copper
  15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a tray (b) a bar magnet (c) test objects (d) turmeric powder
  16. 16.True or false: south near south pull together. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧲 Which of these pull together? (a) north near north (b) south near south (c) south near north
  18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for the magnet test? (a) a bar magnet (b) a results chart (c) a balloon (d) test objects
  19. 19.True or false: south near north pull together. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧲 Which of these push apart? (a) south near north (b) south near south (c) north near south
  21. 21.True or false: a results chart is needed for the magnet test. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧺 Do we need a results chart for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for the magnet test? (a) a balloon (b) a results chart (c) vinegar (d) turmeric powder
  24. 24.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🛟 How should you store bar magnets? (a) loose in a toy box (b) dropped on the floor (c) in a hot oven (d) in pairs, opposite ends
  26. 26.True or false: a safety pin is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a paper sheet (b) a copper wire (c) a cotton cloth (d) an iron nail
  28. 28.🧺 Do we need test objects for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  29. 29.True or false: north near north pull together. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🧺 Do we need a bar magnet for the magnet test? (a) not needed (b) needed
  31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for the magnet test. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a tray (c) a results chart (d) a bar magnet
  32. 32.True or false: a results chart is not needed for the magnet test. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an aluminium can (b) a cotton cloth (c) an iron screw (d) a copper wire
  34. 34.🧲 Two magnets: south near north. Do they pull together or push apart? (a) push apart (b) pull together
  35. 35.True or false: south near south push apart. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a plastic ruler (b) a glass marble (c) a cotton cloth (d) a steel paper clip
  37. 37.🧲 Which of these is pulled by a magnet? (a) a paper sheet (b) a rubber eraser (c) a wooden pencil (d) iron filings
  38. 38.True or false: a rubber eraser is not pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copper wire (b) a glass marble (c) a paper sheet (d) an iron nail
  40. 40.True or false: a plastic ruler is pulled by a magnet. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. yeast
  2. True
  3. True
  4. north and south
  5. a bar magnet
  6. push apart
  7. it becomes a magnet
  8. iron
  9. a steel paper clip
  10. True
  11. at its two poles
  12. True
  13. pull together
  14. it gets weaker
  15. turmeric powder
  16. False
  17. south near north
  18. a balloon
  19. True
  20. south near south
  21. True
  22. needed
  23. a results chart
  24. False
  25. in pairs, opposite ends
  26. False
  27. an iron nail
  28. needed
  29. False
  30. needed
  31. a balloon
  32. False
  33. an iron screw
  34. pull together
  35. True
  36. a steel paper clip
  37. iron filings
  38. True
  39. an iron nail
  40. False

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